90

72

94.7

96.0

97.4

.583

.603

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-10.4%

Even when it doesn't matter, the Rays have this last-game thing down pretty well. Maybe next season they'll be good enough to make it mean something. Or good enough to make it not.

2

95

67

95.0

96.3

96.7

.591

.610

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.4%

Derek Jeter beat the previous record for hits by a 38-or-older shortstop by 35. He also had, at -5.5 FRA, the, gulp, third-best defensive year of his career.

3

98

64

96.2

97.1

95.7

.597

.578

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jayson Werth played exactly half the season and hit five home runs. If you count the ones he hit in his rehab games it's nope, still five.

4

93

69

91.2

96.0

95.1

.579

.599

0.0%

100.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.2%

Ron Washington called the commissioner's office the other day to ask if he ordered 27 sac bunts, could he get a 28th for free? Be afraid, Rangers fans. Be very very afraid.

5

89

73

88.1

91.1

92.7

.557

.577

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-18.2%

Mike Trout: Baseball Pornography

6

94

68

92.3

91.6

91.5

.570

.550

0.0%

100.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Chipper: How do I say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us laugh outweigh the bad. I thought we'd get to see forever But forever's gone away It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

7

88

74

93.4

94.3

91.3

.566

.547

0.0%

100.0%

100.0%

0.0%

8.6%

The Cardinals gave their B-lineup the day off and went right to the D-lineup. They won anyway.

8

88

74

87.0

89.7

88.9

.546

.566

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

27.7%

In addition to offering official Miguel Cabrera Triple Crown-themed merchandise, MLB is offering, for a lesser price, his 2008 single crown for home runs, and last year's one and a half crown for batting average and doubles. Order today!

9

94

68

92.0

87.3

88.8

.559

.578

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

10.8%

In a microcosm of their season, the A’s came from down 5-1 to blow the doors, the body panels and the hood off the Rangers and take the AL West title. After watching that game you feel like you just finished a good roller coaster: excited, shaky, and ready to barf.

10

86

76

85.7

84.6

85.1

.527

.507

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-3.6%

Don't worry Dodgers fans. The team will come back stronger next year. And if they don't, management will take on a quarter-billion in salaries to make it so.

11

97

65

90.4

87.6

85.0

.556

.536

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Miguel Cairo and his .187/.212/.280 season are hereby nominated to the Hall of Really? That Guy? Nooo. Come On!

12

94

68

88.5

86.1

84.9

.546

.526

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Clayton Kershaw was masterful but the Giants made the playoffs. Funny how war vs. battle strategy isn't more often discussed in baseball.

13

85

77

88.6

86.0

84.8

.532

.552

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-27.7%

Lost in the hoopla of yesterday was this: Adam Dunn didn't play. And thus Adam Dunn managed to strike out without even playing in a game.

14

81

81

85.9

86.1

84.7

.521

.501

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

Ian Kennedy got decisions in 27 of his 32 starts, yet the guy is forever holding up the line at the Burger King. They have the same menu since 1984. Order already!

15

81

81

81.4

83.2

83.1

.507

.487

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Cliff Lee: six innings, seven strikeouts, no walks, three runs, and got the loss. Lee has had the season with possibly the widest variance between the sabermetric perception and the worst mainstream perception. So, uh, hooray for our differences?

16

83

79

85.4

85.3

82.5

.519

.499

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-5.0%

The Brewers' 2012 season is like life: An awful start (lots of crying), a valiant if quixotic run, and finally the last straw: nothingness.

17

93

69

81.7

78.9

80.4

.516

.535

0.0%

100.0%

100.0%

0.0%

17.2%

Just a reminder: Jake Arrieta, who finished with a 6.18 ERA, started Opening Day for Baltimore. Tommy Hunter, 5.45, started the second. Playoff team.

18

74

88

74.5

78.0

80.3

.474

.454

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Which Ike Davis is the real Ike Davis? The one who hit 32 homers, or the one who hit .225? Both, my son. Both.

19

75

87

77.3

75.2

77.6

.471

.491

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Last game of the year and Seattle wins 12-0. Don't you guys know anything about decorum? Surprised Anahiem didn't storm off in a huff.

20

79

83

78.4

79.2

77.1

.484

.464

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

On July 18, the Pirates were in first place. On August 21 they were in second. On September 17 they were in third. The Pirates faded badly, though not like the Lil Wayne song. Definitely not like that.

21

69

93

73.8

75.5

76.5

.455

.475

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Red Sox aren't saying if or when Bobby Valentine will be fired, though they have installed a Bobby Valentine guillotine in center field. A squirming cartoonish Valentine wiggles and yells stock phrases like, "I invented the wrap!" as the blade gets lower. But they aren't commenting.

22

76

86

74.5

75.4

74.7

.464

.444

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Lots of young talent now at the big league level and in the minors so lots to be happy about after this tough season.

23

69

93

68.3

70.9

72.1

.433

.413

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

In the end, ridiculous home run statue-thingy tolls for you, dear internet reader. It tolls for you.

24

73

89

74.1

69.6

71.5

.445

.465

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Jeff Mathis, finally: .218/.249/.393, which is, technically, the best line of his career.

25

66

96

67.9

70.7

70.4

.424

.444

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Twins put an ad up on Craigslist this morning: "Needed: Pitching. Ability to pitch to contact, economy of pitches, and strong desire to throw strikes and trust your defense a must." I don't think this will help.

26

68

94

63.1

67.9

68.5

.413

.432

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Just this afternoon the Indians hired temporary manager Sandy Alomar then fired him, then hired Terry Francana, then fired him, then rehired them both and fired them both in the same press release. By that time it was the third inning.

27

72

90

73.6

68.5

68.5

.436

.456

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Apparently, The Process has much to do with waiting around until luck fairies sprinkle magic dust on the team, which they do once every three decades, but only if you're home when they come by, and if you missed them, they won't tell you or leave a note or come back.

28

64

98

68.4

64.9

64.4

.404

.385

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Rockies allowed 890 runs this season, most in baseball by 45. Which reminds me, not enough research funding is going toward inventing altitude-resistant pitchers.

29

61

101

65.2

62.1

62.2

.387

.368

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Cubs tied for the league lead in games played. Beyond that, uh, Heileman's Old Style! Whoo!

30

55

107

58.5

58.9

58.7

.357

.338

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

In the end the Astros will pick first, which, when you think about the possible range of outcomes, makes this season a successful one.